Apology Accepted: A Kid From Fairbridge - 1950's - Paperback

by Peter L. Harding (Author)

A 1950's KID FROM FAIRBRIDGE Throughout the 20th Century, in populating the Empire, too many children suffered from a flawed migration scheme to institutions in Australia, masterminded in England by the affluent. Families were torn apart, many never to meet again, many believing their parents were either dead, or too poor to care for them. I was one of them Never before documented, finally, the Fairbridge Society, Pinjarra, WA is exposed to the day-to-day way of life, as it happened, the way one child lived it - the highs, lows, good, bad and everything in between. Apology Accepted is my personal story, living and growing up in the very first, and today, the only one globally to survive - Fairbridge, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

Author Biography

An experienced worldwide traveler, Peter L Harding has lived and worked in five countries - Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England (London) and the USA. Raised in a home for unwanted children, at sixteen, he was sent alone into an unknown world that quickly became his life's educational workplace and ultimate playground. Today, with his wife, Lynne, Florida is his home, Australia his homeland, and the world, still his fascination, and every day is as exciting as yesterday.